This easy cheese pizza has a thin crust and is a family favourite when a pizza craving strikes and we don't want to wait for delivery! The homemade dough comes together quickly and the toppings can be prepped while the dough is resting. This recipe is also great for getting the kids to help too!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword pizza
Prep Time 20minutes
Cook Time 8minutes
Servings 212 inch Pizzas
Author Charlotte Singh-Dhanraj
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
2.5cups Unbleached White All Purpose Flour
1 tspSalt
2 tspRaw Honey
2 tbspOlive Oil
1 cupWarm Water
2.5tspQuick Rise Instant Yeast
Toppings
4cupsPizza Mozzarella (Shredded) Divided between 2 pizzas
Pizza Sauce (to taste)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400° if using convection or 425° conventional oven. Place a pizza stone in oven to preheat.
Mix warm water and yeast in the base of your stand mixer until dissolved (or a bowl if you are mixing by hand). Add all of the other ingredients and knead with dough hook on medium speed until a ball forms (or wooden spoon if mixing by hand).
Let rest in bowl for 10 minutes .
Prepare desired pizza toppings while dough is resting
Once dough has rested hand stretch into a 12-14 inch round. Place dough on parchment paper and use a rolling pin to gently stretch to desired size. Do not overwork dough.
Use a pizza peel to transfer dough to pizza stone to par bake for 4 minutes.
Once par baked remove pizza with peel from oven and top with pizza sauce and desired toppings. Continue steps for additional pizzas. Return to oven and bake for additional 4-5 minutes. Remove from oven to a cutting board cut into slices and enjoy!